Abstract
We demonstrate an optical analog-to-digital converter (ADC) leveraging spectral interferometry of an integrated electro-optic Mach-Zehnder interferometer on thin-film lithium niobate. The ADC features a high dynamic range of 118 dB/Hz with a 3-Vpp input range.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2024 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2024 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781957171395 |
| State | Published - 2024 |
| Event | 2024 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2024 - Charlotte, United States Duration: May 7 2024 → May 10 2024 |
Publication series
| Name | 2024 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2024 |
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Conference
| Conference | 2024 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2024 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | Charlotte |
| Period | 05/7/24 → 05/10/24 |
Funding
This work is supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) OPTIM program under contract HR00112320031, 4-VA, a collaborative partnership for advancing the Commonwealth of Virginia, 2023 Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Awards by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). Device fabrication was conducted as part of a user project (CNMS2022-B-01473) at the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS), which is a US Department of Energy, Office of Science User Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or the policy of the Government. No official endorsement should be inferred. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Keywords
- Analog-digital conversion
- Electro-optical waveguides
- High dynamic range
- Integrated optics
- Lasers and electrooptics
- Lithium niobate
- Mach-Zehnder interferometers
- Optical interferometry